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Northwestern to Host Dakota Wesleyan in Home Opener

The Red Raiders will celebrate the senior class

ORANGE CITY, Iowa – The No. 3-ranked Northwestern College football team (0-1, 0-1 GPAC) returns to Orange City for the first time in 2022 to play host to the Tigers of Dakota Wesleyan University (0-2, 0-1 GPAC) in the home-opener. The Raiders will honor the senior class, while welcoming back members of the 1967 to 1973 football teams.
 
You can catch the action on nwcraiders.com (live video and live stats) and tune in on KSOU Radio (93.9 FM) with Doug Broek and Mark Bloemendaal calling the action.
 
GAME INFORMATION:
GAME 2: vs. Dakota Wesleyan
DATE: Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022
TIME: 1:00 PM
LOCATION: Orange City, Iowa | Korver Field at De Valois Stadium
SERIES RECORD: Northwestern leads 18-4
LAST MEETING: NWC won 50-0 on Oct. 23, 2021
WATCH: nwcraiders.com
STATS: nwcraiders.com
RADIO: KSOU (93.9 FM)
NWC LINKS: News  |  Roster  |  Schedule
DWU LINKS: News  |  Roster  |  Schedule
 
NWC NOTABLES
  • The Red Raiders will celebrate the senior class at the game this weekend.
  • Northwestern has won five-straight home-openers under head coach Matt McCarty.
  • NWC has won nine of their last 10 home-openers.
  • Michael Storey brought has moved up to third in program history in pass receptions (139) and fifth receiving yards (2,159).
  • Balanced offensive attack in Week 1 saw the Raider offense eclipse 200 yards as a team in both passing and rushing.
  • NWC looks to make it six-straight wins over Dakota Wesleyan.
 
CELEBRATING 1967-73 RED RAIDERS TEAMS
Northwestern welcomes back members of legendary head coach Larry Korver's first football teams from 1967 to the program's first national championship team of 1973 on Saturday. Visit the link above for more on the special event.
 
SERIES HISTORY
Northwestern holds an 18-4 (.818) advantage over Dakota Wesleyan in the all-time series, having won five-straight in the series. McCarty holds a 5-1 record against the Tigers in his time leading the program, his only loss being his first season in 2016. In Orange City, NWC has been stout, winning 10 of the 12 games played on Korver Field. Last season was the largest win in the series – for either side – as NWC won 50-0.
 
GAME DAY INFORMATION
  • The stadium opens 90 minutes prior to kickoff at 11:30 a.m. Saturday morning.
  • No early entrance will be allowed prior to 11:30 a.m., portable bathrooms will be available outside the stadium.

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Players Mentioned

Michael Storey

#4 Michael Storey

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6' 3"
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Players Mentioned

Michael Storey

#4 Michael Storey

6' 3"
Senior
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